“The Philippines has fewer COVID-19 cases compared to less populated Italy because of Rodrigo Duterte's "immediate response" to the pandemic”
Social media posts
Claim dated 5 Apr 2020.
Vera Files rated thisMisleading
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 April 2020. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 24 April 2020, 19 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/nathaniel.maranon/posts/2782680341780351
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/MissMinchin26/posts/2539191666298165
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/lovell.canceran.1/posts/848575058960570
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/dioniciodomingo.rivera/posts/994520834283008
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